Services in Switzerland - Structure, Performance, and Implications of European Economic Integration (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993)

by RolfM. Jeker, Federal Office for Foreign Economic Affairs Services have only quite recently become an important issue in foreign economic policy and particularly in international trade negotiations. Trade policy was traditionally perceived to deal almost exclusively with exports and imports of goods. The increasing importance of services both nationally and internationally is, mainly, due to the gains in agricultural and industrial productiv ity (freeing resources for services activities), and the progress in communication technology, facilitating trade in invisibles. Notable examples of contractual and legal frameworks for services in international trade relations are the internal market program of the European Community extended by the Agreement on the European Economic Are. a (EEA) to EFTA countries, the multi lateral Uruguay-Round negotiations under the auspices of the GATT on a General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed by the United States, Canada and Mexico. This trend is of particular significance to Switzerland, a country where services contribute about 65% to the value added of the economy, a share which will probably still increase somewhat. Ser vices also contribute to an important extent to the traditional surplus in the current account of the Swiss balance of payments. Switzerland clearly has comparative advantages in the field of ser vices, as is well demonstrated by its long and successful tradition in key services sectors like banking, insurance, tourism, consulting and engineering."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	October 1993
First published:	1993
Editors:	Peter Zweifel
Dimensions:	242 x 170 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	276
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-57286-2
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > International institutions > EU & European institutions
LSN:	3-540-57286-4
Barcode:	9783540572862

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